Forrester’s Digest: Forecast: Australia to spend €370m+ on LEO satellites – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-30 00:00
Australia is budgeting a spend of A$664 million (€373.4m) on its own low Earth orbiting systems. LEO satellites orbit closer to Earth than conventional satellites, resulting in faster data transfers and reduced latency. The breakdown of Australian end-user spending for 2026 is led by consumer use where no connectivity alternatives exist.
NASA-ISRO Satellite Lifts Off to Track Earth’s Changing Surfaces – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-30 00:00
NISAR, NASA-ISRO satellite, has launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. The satellite can detect the movement of land and ice surfaces down to the centimeter. The mission will help protect communities by providing unique, actionable information to decision-makers.
AWS expands Ground Station as a Service Partner program with KSAT – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-30 00:00
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is transforming the space industry by introducing the power of the cloud to support space missions with advanced cloud technologies and space expertise. Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is a leading global provider of ground station services for satellite operators and mission planners. KSAT’s offerings complement the features of AWS Ground Station by providing satellite operators with access to its global antenna network.
Gilat awarded $8+ million from Israel’s MoD for strategic defense communication solutions – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-30 00:00
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. Has been awarded a contract valued at more than $8 million by Israel’s Ministry of Defense. The contract includes deployment of advanced SATCOM systems tailored to meet the operational requirements of Israel’s defense forces. These systems are engineered for operation in harsh and unpredictable environments.
Joint NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite launches from India
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-30 10:00
The NISAR satellite launched aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk. II rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre launch site in southeast India. The mission came just over two months after its EOS-09 mission failed aboard a different rocket type. The 5.5 m long NISAR will observe Earth’s surface using a pair of synthetic aperture radars (SAR) over a planned mission duration of three years for NASA and five years for ISRO.